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The Age of Jackson Chapter 8 Section 5. The rise of Jackson signaled several changes in American politics. One was growing power of the West. Another change was the start of a new era in American democracy. Jackson’s support came from thousands of new, less-wealthy voters. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Age of JacksonChapter 8 Section 5
The rise of Jackson signaled several changes in American politics. One was growing power of the West.
Another change was the start of a new era in American democracy.
Jackson’s support came
from thousands of
new, less-wealthy voters.
Patronage-newly elected officials had given government jobs to friends and supporters.
Spoils System-the spoils, or loot
taken form a conquered
enemy, were jobs for party
supporters.
He used his veto power to restrict federal activity as much as possible, rejecting more acts of Congress that
the six previous Pres. Combined.
Tariff of 1828--a heavy tax on imports designed to discourage foreign imports and encourage
American manufacturing.
In Jan. 1830, Senators Hayne of S. C. and Webster of Mass. Engaged
in a debate that quickly leapt to the broader question of
the fate of the Union.
The state threatened to secede, or withdraw, from the Union if
its nullification were not respected.
South Carolina’s defiance
enraged the President and in 1833 Congress
passed the Force Bill.
In the 1820s, wealthy plantation owners were buying up much of the
best cotton-farming land in the South.
The Cherokees, the Creek, and the Chickasaw practiced farming and
led a settled lifestyle.
In 1830 he encouraged Congress’s passage of the
Indian Removal Act, Which authorized him to give N. A. land in parts of the Louisiana
Purchase in Exchange for lands taken from them in the East.
In 1821, a Cherokee named Sequoyah devised a writing system using symbols to
represent syllables.
In 1829, gold was found on Cherokee land in western
Georgia.
Worcester v. Georgia- Chief Justice Marshall ruled that
Georgia had no authority over Cherokee territory.
Trail of Tears-Indians began a 116 day forced march westward.
One out of four Cherokees died of cold or disease, as troops
refused to let them rest.
Like many Americans,
Jackson believed the Bank of the U.S. was a “monster.”
The next Pres. Martin Van
Buren, whom Jackson had
supported as a candidate, was
not as popular as the general.
Panic of 1837, which occurred during Van Buren’s
first year in office and another panic in 1839.
Harrison defeated Pres.
Van Buren only to be defeated
himself by illness.